Metal 101- The Death Metaller by LusoSkav

Metal 101- The Death Metaller by LusoSkav

So, after a few years passing, and many, many metal shows attended, i couldn't help but to notice the diferent archetypes and demographics in the metalhead culture that i kept coming across.
And since i never saw any kind of descriptive charts that accurately portrayed the metal subculture i so dearly know and love, i decided to do it myself!

So, based on people that i know, people that i merely saw, often or not that often, and on blunt personal experience, i began scribbling out a few, and constructed many more in my mind, which is to say, that there will be quite a few before i'm done.

Also remember this is not meant to offend. It's all harmless satire, more often than not

So yes. Hope you enjoy Luso's Handy Guide to Metalheads

and DA is retarded and won't let me post the full title

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ThreeDollaBillYall Featured By Owner Aug 29, 2018

I'm a mix of this and the Nu Metal kid. I can't pig squeal, but I can do low gutturals on command. I don't usually listen to brutal death metal, but when I do it's either Pig Destroyer or Flesh Consumed.

Disneyfairy Featured By Owner Edited Sep 6, 2017 Hobbyist General Artist

"Can probably pig-squeal on command"

...

HAHA! That was my favorite line.
But I'm curious...why a pig squeal and not a demonic roar?

Also...is there a stereotype for a more nerdy (more so than the Power Metaller), furry metal head, or even a more generic metal critic?

masterchaoss Featured By Owner Apr 8, 2018 Hobbyist Photographer

I think this describes my dad almost perfectly.

AmericaFan Featured By Owner Aug 25, 2017

Haha, it's basically Ben from DP. This kind of guy can definitely hook you up with everything the streets have to offer, no exception, and from my personal experience he might also be into old school rap music.

LusoSkav Featured By Owner Aug 26, 2017 Student General Artist

haha sounds about right

Metalhead1995Scania Featured By Owner Apr 26, 2017 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I like the skater shoes and black shirt awesome work you put in that metalhead there \m/

Vertecks Featured By Owner Mar 12, 2016 Student General Artist

"But probably secretly listens to a couple of bands, calling them 'Melodic Brutal Death' or something of the sort"

Is that an insult against The Black Dahlia Murder? XD

LusoSkav Featured By Owner Mar 12, 2016 Student General Artist

Not really, tbdm is actually one of my favorite bands

Vertecks Featured By Owner Mar 13, 2016 Student General Artist

Just so happens that some people like to call' em "deathcore"
I actually like them a lot, too.

LusoSkav Featured By Owner Mar 14, 2016 Student General Artist

yeah i'm aware, but those people really don't know what they're talking about
essentially tbdm is what deathcore wishes it was. minus the breakdowns i guess

Decorator2 Featured By Owner Aug 1, 2015 Professional Digital Artist

I would definitely say I evolved from nu metal kid ( korn obsessed) to this (deathsin and thrash) yes I do wear camo shorts and skater shoes. but I would argue that since I bench about 400 lbs I do not fit into out of shape. also I have short hair

LusoSkav Featured By Owner Aug 2, 2015 Student General Artist

Decorator2 Featured By Owner Aug 1, 2015 Professional Digital Artist

sounds like max cavalera

LusoSkav Featured By Owner Aug 2, 2015 Student General Artist

needs more dreads

Decorator2 Featured By Owner Aug 2, 2015 Professional Digital Artist

yeah like five inch wide dreads

ClassicFantasies Featured By Owner May 6, 2015

your art has spread all over the world, even in my country China... we really like your work, thank you! \m/

LusoSkav Featured By Owner May 6, 2015 Student General Artist

that's a pretty heartwarming thing to hear

thank you so much!

ClassicFantasies Featured By Owner May 8, 2015

you're welcome... greetings from china \m/

xXdemi-godXx Featured By Owner Mar 28, 2015 Hobbyist Digital Artist

This is probably the most accurate description of myself, compared to the rest anyway. I would like to see another mainstream variant. The ones who claim Bullet for my Valentine and Five Finger Death Cunt... Err, I mean Punch, are legit metal bands. The ones who give Groove Metal a bad name lol. Sorry, I'm kind of a hater. My bad guys lol.

HAZE-054 Featured By Owner Feb 21, 2015 Student Photographer

Aside from the drinking/smoking, this guy kinda looks like me...a few years from now. Note that I mostly listen to Nu-Metal, though I think Cannibal Corpse is some good scary music.

xBishopOfChaoSx Featured By Owner Sep 5, 2016 Hobbyist Writer

Cannibal Corpse I wouldn't say are quite heavy enough to be -Brutal- death metal, try something like Flesh Consumed, Mortician, or Katalepsy

Neggative0 Featured By Owner Jan 8, 2015 Hobbyist General Artist

...We dont ALL wear camo.

The-Viking-Metalhead Featured By Owner Aug 16, 2014 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

I swear, this is me. haha! Also, the folk metaller though; both match me perfectly!

WeirdRaptor28 Featured By Owner Mar 21, 2014 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

I used to be able to pig-squeal on command until I got a terrible asthma attack and acute bronchitis and kept coughing for a few weeks. Then, when I thought I was better, I decided to jam along to a few songs. Then I discovered that I messed up my vocal cords because of coughing excessively. I can't even do any extreme vocal technique now.
Tragedy. I could have been this guy. (Except for the beer/smoke part and the long hair)

leo00o83 Featured By Owner Mar 11, 2014

i'd really like to see the rare breed of the technical death metal geeks!

opel-master Featured By Owner Feb 14, 2014

More of a Tech Death Metal guy, but this sounds a lot like me, Baggy camo pants, somewhat out of shape, I don't hate deathcore, but its not a genre that suits my taste, the only deathcore band I like is the early days of Job for a Cowboy before they turned death metal, I can't pig squeel, but I know different growling techniques, but I'm not good at it, its not something I do often, and Slouchy Posture.

spector7 Featured By Owner Feb 6, 2014 Hobbyist General Artist

man this is me i love horror movies i even got horror movie T shirts and comics manga magazine and I could hook you up i also wear skater shoes and listen to a lot of soul fly

NinjaRed400 Featured By Owner Jan 15, 2014

Dale Gribble, is that you?

TheHyperNinja Featured By Owner Dec 23, 2013

This is me to a T.

BlauMondKeeper Featured By Owner Dec 17, 2013

My boyfriend was like this model of metalhead.

Krongarr Featured By Owner Oct 20, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

looks like a guy I used to know named ''Weasel'' except he was more into sludge and doom metal than death metal.

ChaoticWitchCosplay Featured By Owner Oct 18, 2013 Student General Artist

"Can probably pig-squeal on command"

That's just spot on!

LusoSkav Featured By Owner Oct 19, 2013 Student General Artist

hugeruss Featured By Owner Aug 20, 2013

Dude thats me haha

MrWeld Featured By Owner Jul 11, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

forgive me for i is drunk, but ou should add moe to dis lists yo

LusoSkav Featured By Owner Jul 11, 2013 Student General Artist

i know i should

EarulasDomengar Featured By Owner Jul 8, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Looks like AlphaOmegaSin, makes sense.

LusoSkav Featured By Owner Jul 9, 2013 Student General Artist

actually alphaomegasin has wavy hair and a goatee.. and wears beanies.. and doesn't wear aviators..

it hardly looks like him, really

EarulasDomengar Featured By Owner Jul 9, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

He might wear the shades on occasion, and he doesn't always were a hat. The rest, yeah I guess you're right

MarioLuigi96 Featured By Owner Jun 14, 2013

He kinda looks like Randy Blythe wearing sunglasses...

Also, 'melodic brutal death' made me laugh

shadowed-vengeance Featured By Owner Apr 29, 2013

Awesome! He so reminds me of Alexi for Cob

what a great guide to metalheads you have

prayfortheflood93 Featured By Owner Apr 1, 2013

im a combo of this, the nu metal kid, and the pantera guy. i love all these genres! even tho nu metal isnt metal i still love it as well as Melodeath and Thrash.

CycloneDeathMetal Featured By Owner Mar 27, 2013

you know, its strange.
i find a bit of myself in all of these its pretty goddamn weird.

LusoSkav Featured By Owner Mar 27, 2013 Student General Artist

dont worry, you're not alone

CycloneDeathMetal Featured By Owner Mar 30, 2013

\m/

RottingBeefCarcasses Featured By Owner Mar 7, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Hahaha this is so true

pestilencebg Featured By Owner Feb 23, 2013

That's me

Best thing is, most of my friends agreed on that when they saw your intepretations

hyperdarkspinesonic2 Featured By Owner Feb 3, 2013

xD Hahah i love Death Metal but i don't hate Deathcore, their totally isn't a reason to, its just Death Metal with metalcore/hardcore notes too, its not that bad. Some are actually very brutal lolz